te, pro.they/them (nonemphatic).
te
a
tir,
te
ngar
ker?
te
mor
ker?
te
ngerang?
Examples:
Te
di
oumesingd
el
menga
a
rodech
me
a
chemadech
el
kall.
> They tend to eat fruits and raw food.
Te
oumesingd
el
omuchel
el
me
a
rechad
er
a
ta
el
klok.
> People tend to start arriving at one o'clock.
Te
menga
a
kim.
> They're from Ngerechelong (where clams are abundant).
Te
oumesingd
el
omuchel
a
rechad
el
me
er
a
ta
el
klok.
> People tend to start arriving at one o'clock.
Ng
di
tirke
el
silobel
a
kmal
di
ulebriid
me
te
chiliis
el
di
chad
me
a
bedengel.
> The survivors scattered, each man running off by himself.
Proverbs:
Te
ko
er
a
kila
a
deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
Te
menga
a
ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
More Examples:
A
lebong
a
Lukes
e
te
mla
omuchel
el
omengur
me
ng
chemer
e
mo
remei.
> When Lukes went, they had already started eating so she pouted and went home.
Ochoi,
te
mle
betok
a
rechad
el
meloik.
> Yes, a lot of people were dancing.
E
kau,
te
tela
a
rechad
er
a
blim?
> And you, how many people are in your family?
Te
milengiil
el
mo
outkeu
er
kemam.
> They were waiting there to greet us.
Aki
mlo
mesauch
a
buuch
er
a
ked,
e
aki
bong
e
te
mla
smauch.
> We went to pick the betelnuts on the hills but when we got there, someone already picked them.
te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Te
oumesingd
a
rengalek
el
mo
meklou.
> Children tend to grow up.
Te
mle
bleketakl
el
olekebai
er
a
rengalek.
> They openly held the children back.
Te
rua
techa
tirke
el
mle
kesib
a
rengul
er
tir
a
Dios
el
40
el
rak?
> With whom was God angry for forty years?
Te
oketa
mlo
er
a
chei.
> They each went fishing.
A
resib
a
oumisk
e
kmal
ngosecha
a
rengrir
me
te
lmuut
el
ongengii.
> The sheep clucked in disapproval and were starting to get very angry, and they stared at it again.
Proverbs:
Te
menga
a
ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
Te
ko
er
a
kila
a
deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
More Examples:
Te
kmal
betok
a
reungil
a
chiklir
el
ngalek
er
chelechang.
> There's a lot of good singers these days.
Ngika
el
rubak
a
kilderii
a
ngelekel
el
meringel
a
ochil
el
loia
er
a
ongelengelel
e
te
merolang
el
mo
remei.
> Her father picked his daughter onto his shoulder as her foot was hurting and they walked home.
Kerai,
ng
di
kmedung
e
te
mdechemau
a
rebulis
e
lochetau!
> Kerai, very soon the police will catch you and tie you up!
Ng
kmal
diak
kullatk
el
kmo
te
chad
er
ker.
> I don’t even think about where they are from.
Te
mekebelung
el
blai
er
a
rechuodel
el
mei.
> They're from stupid family from eons ago.

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